Friends and family gathered Dec. 8 in front of the West Washington Street apartment where Dreydon Webb, 7, was killed in a fire.

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An Indianapolis woman charged in connection with a suspected methamphetamine explosion last year that killed her 7-year-old son pleaded guilty to felony child neglect in a deal that spared her from going to trial today on a charge of murder.

Jessica Rogers, 30, pleaded guilty to the Class C felony charge, which carries a potential prison sentence of two to eight years. She was initially charged with murder, arson, neglect and possession of cocaine.

Rogers will be sentenced Thursday for her role in the fire that killed Dreydon Webb. ...